‘The most important thing is to understand that flu vaccination is safe and effective, and should be done as soon as possible,’ expert says
Hong Kong may experience an overlap of the summer and winter flu seasons amid a recent surge in outbreaks at schools, with experts urging residents, especially vulnerable groups, to get vaccinated.
Professor Lau Yu-lung, chairman of the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases under the Centre for Health Protection, joined the growing calls on Saturday, amid a significant increase in influenza-like illness outbreaks over the past two weeks.
“We have just entered the summer flu season with local flu activity being on the rise since early September,” he told a radio programme.
“As the new school year just began, schools have increased cross-class activities in enclosed spaces, leading to a higher risk of cross-infection.”
